future flora from Antarctica's past

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… a cautionary tale

the power of the sun is seldom felt,
that luminary only draws up such mists and fogs as intercept its rays.
all islands and lands to the southward of 45°
partake more or less of this inhospitable climate, …
causing a degree of luxuriance to pervade all the vegetable kingdom
- J.D. Hooker, 1843

record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47℃ and 30℃ higher than normal.
- Phys.org, March 22, 2022

climate change is sometimes misunderstood as being about changes in the weather. in reality, it is about changes in our very way of life.
- Paul Polman

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original illustrations by Walter Hood Fitch, 1839-1843, from Flora Antarctica
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